Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 23 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Minutes Approval for meeting May 27 and June 4, 2025
- Brief report on grantee events attended by council members
- Community Survey Update
- Final Report discussion and grantee contact plan
- NCA meeting 6/16/25 debrief
- Grantee Reception Update – 9/18/25 City Hall War Memorial Auditorium
- Next meeting July 28, 2025
Newton Fair and Affordable Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 24 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Approval of May 27, 2025 Meeting Summary
- Project Update Chart
- Fair Housing Presentation by Henry Korman
- Determine date for Fair Housing/Newton Housing Partnership
Integration meeting
- Determine date for Fair Housing/Newton Housing Partnership
- Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Update
- Middle-Income Tier (110% AMI) for Homeownership Units
- Pending Inclusionary Zoning Issues for July Partnership Meeting:
- Definitional parameters for unusual net-benefit (Staff)
- Public funding limitation language update (Staff)
- Elder housing with services (Ann Houston & Lizbeth Heyer)
- Resident services
- UMass Mt. Ida Support for Affordable Housing On-Site
- Adjournment
Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room 211) on Tuesday, June 24 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:
- New Agenda Items:
- Receipt of three single physician medical panel certificates in connection with an application for accidental disability retirement pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 32, Section 7. Note: The Board may enter Executive Session pursuant to reason 1 under G.L. c.30A s.21.
- Receipt of three single physician medical panel certificates in connection with an application for accidental disability retirement pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 32, Section 7. Note: The Board may enter Executive Session pursuant to reason 1 under G.L. c.30A s.21.
- Email request for settlement in regards to interest rate used in buyback calculation
- Board to review regular session minutes of meeting held May 27, 2025.
- Administrative Agenda Items:
- Monthly financial reporting for month ending April 2025
- Retirement Board Election Update (if applicable, Election by Declaration)
- Board to approve new members as indicated on list provided in Board Member’s monthly packet
- Deputy Director and Administrative Assistant pay increases effective July 1, 2025
- New application(s) for superannuation & termination retirement.
- Approval of expense warrants.
- Pending Agenda Items:
- Scott Perella –5 year repayment plan; oral agreement with member to mail payment on the 25th of each month- repayment to be completed by May 2029.
- Discussion relating to the handling of the City’s appropriation due to the Board on 8/1/2025-Tabled to 7/29/25 meeting
- Dori Zaleznik’s Needham Bill waiver request and refund of elected official service credit purchase – tabled pending resolution of all litigation.
- Staff update on Employee Handbook – Time Off Policy-Draft still in progress
- 2023 Post-retirement excess earnings- NRB’s 6/4/25 email response to Alexander Sbordone including PERAC/Ice Miller’s 5/20/25 opinion re: recoupment of excess earnings and avenues to provide tax relief to affected retirees.
- Current status of pending appeal cases
- Director’s Report :
- PTG Scanning Project Update
- Correspondence:
- January 1, 2025 Actuarial Valuation
- PERAC Pension News- Issue #68
- PERAC Memo #15, 2025 Violent Act Injury Disability-Updated Forms
Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 24 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Agenda Items:
- Approval of May 2025 Meeting Minutes
- Treasurer’s Report
- Sterling Golf Report
- New Business:
- Nominations and election of officers for the period of 7/01/25 to 6/30/26
- Positions available: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Clerk
- Old Business:
- Discuss Sterling Golf proposal for in0season greens fee price increase
Boston College Neighborhood Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Welcome
- Boston College updates
- Newton East
- Edmands Brook drainage repair
- Bus License
- 9 Old Orchard
- Neighborhood updates
- City updates
- Future agenda items
Newton Free Library Board of Trustees will meet in person (Library Trustees Room) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Call Meeting to Order
- Minutes of May 28, 2025
- New Business: FY26 Action Plan
- Reports:
- President
- Officer Nominations
- Friends Updates
- Director
- Library and Building Updates
- City Budget
- CIP
- Treasurer/ Finance Committee
- Trustees Budget for FY26 (Vote)
- Development Committee
- Spring Fling
- President
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
Sustainable Materials Management Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on [CORRECTION: Thursday, June 26] at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Introductions
- Approval of the May 22 minutes
- Review and discuss 2025 SMMC Goals
- Letter to Mayor and City Council re: residential trash, recycling, and compost
- Composting v anaerobic digestion of organics (food)
- Updated data graphs
- SMMD update – Waneta Trabert
- Public comments/open announcements
Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, June 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to upgrade and extend granite curbing at 6 Reservoir Avenue
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install granite curbing at 53 Reservoir Avenue
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateess to replace windows and door in sunroom, and window in front of house at 6 Reservoir Avenue
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing fence at 381 Hammond Street
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install fence in side yards, connecting to existing chain link fence at 32 Clovelly Road
- Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish portico at 15 Lawrence Road
- Administrative discussion: Approval of Minutes
- Adjournment
Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, June 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Packet):
- Wetland Decisions
- Notice of Intent (NOI) for a tear down of a one-family home and to construct a two-family home at 48 River Avenue – 48 River NOI Tree Plan Mitigation Plan; 48 River Plans; 48 River Drainage OandM Plan
- Informal Discussion for a request to remove a hazardous tree at 275 Islington Road
- Other Decisions
- Updates and Discussion
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
Newton Historical Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, June 26 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Local Landmark Nomination: Vote to accept nomination of 132-136 Adams Street (Columbus Hall)
- Local Landmark Review: 19 Highland Avenue
- Total Demolition Requests:
- 42 Smith Avenue – House and Garage
- 133 Waban Street *CORRECTED STREET ADDRESS NUMBER – House and Garage
- 15 Tocci Path
- 14 Peach Tree Lane
- 3 Wauwinet Road
- 170 Pleasant Street
- Partial and Total Demolition Requests:
- Partial Demolition Requests:
- 2007 Commonwealth Avenue – Partial Demolition of House
- 50 Hartford Street
- 9 Carter Street
- Waiver of Demolition Delay
- 28 Samoset Street – see Original Application
- 72 Indiana Terrace – see Original Application
- 308 Prince Street – see Original Application
- Administrative Items: Approval of Minutes
- Adjournment
Ed. Note: We have corrected the date of the meeting of the Sustainable Materials Management Commission.
